1999 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

The 1999 Family Circle Cup doubles was the doubles event of the twenty-seventh edition of the tennis tournament played at Hilton Head, United States. It is the third WTA Tier I tournament of the year, and part of the US Spring tennis season. Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Silvia Farina and Corina Morariu.

Doubles
1999 Family Circle Cup
ChampionsRussia Elena Likhovtseva
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Runners-upAustria Barbara Schett
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
Score6–1, 6–4
Draw28
Seeds8

Elena Likhovtseva and Jana Novotná won in the final 6–1, 6–4 against Barbara Schett and Patty Schnyder.

Seeds

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. United States Lindsay Davenport / Belarus Natasha Zvereva (semifinals)
  2. Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Czech Republic Jana Novotná (champions)
  3. United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
  4. Latvia Larisa Neiland / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
  5. South Africa Mariaan de Swardt / Ukraine Elena Tatarkova (first round)
  6. Spain Conchita Martínez / Argentina Patricia Tarabini (second round)
  7. Romania Irina Spîrlea / Netherlands Caroline Vis (first round)
  8. South Africa Amanda Coetzer / Russia Anna Kournikova (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1
7 65 2
 
5 77 6
 
1 4  
2
6 6  
 
3 6 2
2
6 1 6

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1
4 6 6
 
0 3    
6 2 4
 
6 6   1
6 77  
 
5 6 63 8
4 62  
 
7 2 77  
2 5  
 
2 1   8
6 7  
8
6 6   1
7 65 2
 
5 77 6
4
3 6 3
 
6 7    
6 3 6
 
2 5    
4 6 2
 
6 3 79  
6 3 6
 
2 6 67  
64 6 6
 
6 710    
77 0 4
5
0 68  

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7
7 4 3
 
5 6 6  
77 6  
 
65 3    
62 2  
 
77 6    
6 6  
 
6 7   3
2 4  
 
2 5    
5 3  
3
7 6  
 
3 6 2
6
6 6   2
6 1 6
 
2 4   6
2 5  
 
7 4 68  
6 7  
 
5 6 710  
2 2  
 
2 4   2
6 6  
Q
6 6   Q
1 1  
2
6 6  
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